U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.) issued the following statement Thursday after voting in favor of the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act, which includes provisions to reform and extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for three years.

The Department of Employment Security has enough money in the immediate future to pay benefits owed to citizens across the State and pay for additional staff to handle claims, Executive Director Jackie Turner reported to the Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee on Thursday.

Four Coahoma County Democratic candidates are asking for an examination of ballot boxes for a wide range of reasons, including alleged voter fraud and polling place errors following the Aug. 6 primary election.

Richard Ira Gates, 60, Clarksdale died March 17, 2020 at his residence. Public viewing is from 2 to 5 p.m. March 27, 2020 at Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home. Funeral service is 1 p.m. March 28, 2020 at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. Burial follows at Heavenly Rest

FedEx Corp. is supporting free admission to the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 20. The museums will also be open free of charge Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, January 19.

The Coahoma Baseball squad started a three-team MACJC road trip against Northeast Mississippi Community College in "The Battle of the Tigers." They had a tough start and could not recover as Northeast swept the doubleheader with a pair of 11-1 victories.

St. George’s Episcopal Church will host the grand opening of the Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum at the Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival. The opening will be on Friday, Oct. 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the museum, 106 Sharkey Ave. in Clarksdale.